The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-02
EXPllTES His BRUTALITY
GEORGE DIsQUE, THE WIFE
MURDERER, HANGED.
story OF HIs,Horrible Crime Recalled
He Confesses the Deed, but Does,
Not Remember IL.

JERSEY CRY, N. J., June 1.-Georgs
Diqus, the wife murderer, suffered
the extreme penalty OF the law In the
westerly corridor Of the Hadson
county Jail, Jersey City, few minutes
after 10 o'clock this morning. The
condemned man maintained bis iorti.
tude TO the last.
The following Is the story OF the
crime for which he was punished:
About 5 O'Clock, on Tue day after
noon, 0ctobH 9, 1885. the wife OF Pc.
liceman Michael Desmond, who oe-
cupied the lower door Of the house in
which Dnque lived, heard the latter
qusrrelinR with his vile. Then came
the sound Of q heavy fall, sfter which
al wss still. About half an hour
later, DisQue came down stairs dressed
in his best. He met Mrs. Deemond's
little girl in the hallway. "For Gods
cake, kittie," said he, take care Of
Carrie and Annie until come back. I"
The Girl promised 10 look ont fr the
two children, who were playing in the
yard. DisQue never returned. 1t was
s:se o'se..S.cs .As: afternoon when
DisQue walked into the Haboken DO.
lice ststion. Rounds man Jacobus was
In charge. and greeted Ditque pleasant
IT,. ave htd q fight with my wife,
Rts," said DRQne. "-he took stool
and = knife to me, and cut her throat.
! cut 1t good, too, / guess abe is dead.
Here's the KEY 10 my room, You had
better zee about it,"
otscsrs Ksiser and Nelson were sent
TO pisenss hona They found Officer
pasznanG, who had been awakened by
be vlteD peeEipe through the keynote
e DAG as's room, The aoor Was open
81, and freht a scene vss revealed
LylHg 81 tA~ Gaas. IN . pool Of blood,
vss MFS psSas's body. Her ihroaI
sa3 A<ea cut trozn ear 10 esr in three
SssrRes Cxsee& The dead woman's
tea zaczths' cid hioy had crayled TO
tee s3s q tie ooSy, and vas pAtting
is eesleisA hands in the m theirs
hood a. Il eooei in vain for the smile
vaseh I'll then hat avsys greeted lie
spsroaeA- Ii the scioiniDg bedroom
were focnd Disqae's blood aimed sui,
an undsrEaynsn Q. the bloody water
in which he had washed his hands
sad The keen blsded knife with which
the deed Was done. Both rooms
gave eFideSces Of the woman's
desperate struggle for life. Her
hsrds we're cot to the bone
where the knife had been drawn
through her fingers, and bloody marks
on her hair showed how her head had
been drawn back to slaughter her.
The remains were photographed, and
the picture formed an important link
in the chain OF evidence upon which
DisQue was col victed. He was sem
fenced to be hanged March Goth, hut
upon q writ Of error being secured the
execution was postponed. Last April
the Supreme Court affirmed the judg-
ment against him, and he was sen.
fenced to be hanged today.
Twelve years ego the father OF
Dlsque died In the arms OF his friend,
HeintEe, who has since become sheriff.
This morning the sheriff was COM
PEELED to officiate at the execution of
bis old friends son. D.sque, during
the past few days, showed but little
concern over The fate which awaited
him. He ate hearty meals, slept reg
ularly and CHI tied brightly with his
keepers. His last request was that as
few persons as possible should be ad-
mitted to the execution. He refused
to lee his mother last week, as be be-
lieved the shock Of the sad parting
would kill her. His little son visited
him daily while he was in prison, but
his wiie's relations refused to allow
his daughter to see him. His body
will be cjems' ed. He made full con-
fsssion to the Rev. DR.. Money. In
speaking Of his crime he said: II am
sorry for 1t, of course, but really re-
member nothing about IL. That day
seams liz G a dream to me-"